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Ordinance No. 2213 <br /> Page 12 of 16 <br /> converted includes but is not limited to: storage rooms, boiler rooms, passageways. attics, <br /> basements, or garages. In no case shall the conversion of space to an accessory dwelling <br /> unit result in the elimination of access necessary to maintain safe ingress or egress per the <br /> Building and Fire Code. <br /> C. Except as modified by this chapter, all other regulations embodied in the zoning of the <br /> property for multifamily dwellings shall apply to the development of accessory dwelling units <br /> resulting from the conversion of existing space. <br /> 18.106.060 Required standards for all accessory dwelling units. <br /> All accessory dwelling units shall meet the following standards: <br /> A. Only one other residential unit shall be permitted on a lot with an accessory dwelling unit. If <br /> the owner occupies the primary residential unit, the owner may rent the accessory dwelling <br /> unit to one party. If the owner occupies the accessory dwelling unit, the owner may rent the <br /> primary residential unit to one party. The owner may rent both the primary residential unit <br /> and the accessory dwelling unit together to one party who may not further sublease any <br /> unit(s) or portion(s) thereof. The owner shall be a signatory to any lease for the rented unit, <br /> for which the city may reasonably require a copy of to verify compliance with this chapter, <br /> and shall be the applicant for any permit issued under this chapter. Owner occupancy for <br /> the primary dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit is not required for accessory dwelling <br /> units approved between January 2020 and January 2025. <br /> B. The accessory dwelling unit shall not be sold or held under a different legal ownership than <br /> the primary residence; nor shall the lot containing the accessory dwelling unit be <br /> subdivided. <br /> C. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the following objective standards <br /> shall apply to accessory dwelling units: <br /> 1. Accessory dwelling units shall incorporate the following: <br /> a. Architecture of an accessory dwelling unit shall match the existing <br /> architectural style of the primary residence with the use of the following <br /> building elements to the maximum extent feasible: <br /> - Use of the same wall material or wall, or wall material that visually <br /> appears the same as the existing primary residence, including color <br /> and texture <br /> - Use of same trim material and trim style <br /> - Use of same roof form. roofing material and roof slope to the maximum <br /> extent feasible <br /> - Use of the same window size, proportion, operation, recess or reveal. <br /> divided light pattern, and spacing distance between placement of <br /> windows <br /> - Use of same railing design and material <br /> b. A solid fence at least six feet in height and vegetative screening/plantings of <br /> species with a mature height of at least 10 feet in height shall be located or <br /> constructed along interior side and rear property lines adjacent to the <br /> accessory dwelling unit if the accessory dwelling unit is located less than 10 <br /> feet from respective property lines. On a corner property. if the accessory <br />